Please reset your password. Richard Russell, who liked to be called Beebo, was a 29-year-old man living in Sumner, Washington, who was born in Key West, Florida, and moved to Wasilla, Alaska, when he was 7 years old, according to a Web page he set up for a college communications class. In this season of life we enjoy exploring as much as possible, whether its a day (or so) trip to one of Alaska Airlines destinations, or visiting a new area of Washington, Russell wrote about himself and his wife online. It had first flown in 2012 and was delivered new to Horizon Air in the same year. Richard Russell Jr. Sumner, Washington Sep 19, 1989 - Aug 10, 2018 Plant Memorial Trees Not the right person? A former co-worker and friend believes an exchange between Beebo and air traffic control Friday night could shed light on why he did what he did. Chickasaw Messenger, Okolona, MS, May 3, 1888. Weve updated the security on the site. Known as Beebo to family and friends, Russell was in his youth a gregarious, outgoing star athlete at Wasilla High School in Alaska, according to The Anchorage Daily News, running track and wrestling. Puyallup, Washington, 98373 Please feel free to wear cargo shorts. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. [33], On November 9, the FBI stated that it had completed its investigation. (AP Photo/Al Grillo). Maybe that will grease some gears a little bit with the higher-ups. On a SoundCloud site, Russell interviews fellow ground service agents, asking them questions that include: What was one of your best travel experiences using your flight benefits?. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Terrorism was ruled out, and Russell was found to have acted alone. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. The final descent at Ketron Island was determined to be intentional, and suicide was listed as the manner of death. Airport (@flySEA) August 11, 2018. In a statement, the family said Richard Russell, whose nickname was "Beebo," was a faithful husband, loving son and good friend. We were married one year later, and one month after that we opened a bakery which we successfully ran for 3 years, he wrote on his Web page. Employees notified deputies that one of the bottles had a GPS tracker, which showed that the suspect was in a parking lot outside a nearby department store. You have reached your limit of 4 free articles. Ah, Rich, dont say stuff like that, the controller said. 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The footage shows him going through security wearing a T-shirt that says "the sky's no limit." cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. The FBI also . [deleted] 5 yr. ago. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. [29] An operational supervisor for Horizon Air described Russell as "a quiet guy" who was "well liked by the other workers". A lot of the people he was helping were troubled kids.. Richard Russell was a suicidal airport ground services worker who stole an airplane from Sea-Tac International Airport in Seattle, Washington, and took it on a dramatic unauthorized flight, where it was chased by fighter planes as he attempted stunts in the air before the plane crashed. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. pic.twitter.com/ziBAYv7cgn, Jimmy Thomson (@jwsthomson) August 11, 2018. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. 02:32 PM. His performance there was a disappointment; he left for Southwestern Oregon Community College, where he met his wife at a Campus Crusade for Christ meeting. The 28-year-old grew up in Alaska, where he was a standout football player, wrestler and member of the track team at Wasilla High School. U.S. Airlines Are Editing Their Websites to Remove Taiwan's Name at China's Request, How We Can Learn to Live with COVID-19 After Vaccinations. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. "[38], Russell was born in Key West, Florida, and moved to Wasilla, Alaska, at the age of seven. Beebo, in all his jokes and charisma, was a man who cared deeply and used how he was designed to serve other people. Ed Troyer, a spokesman for the sheriffs department, said F-15 aircraft took off out of Portland, Oregon, were in the air within a few minutes, and the pilots kept people on the ground safe. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. We decided to sell and move in 2015, because we were both so far removed from our families. If youre retired or getting ready to retire and looking for new ways to stay active, becoming a SHIBA volunteer could be for you! Then he took an Alaska Airlines plane. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Learn more about managing a memorial . [19] Alaska Air Group CEO Brad Tilden announced on the same day that the airline was coordinating with the Federal Aviation Administration, the FBI, and the National Transportation Safety Board, and was "working to find out everything we possibly can about what happened". [20], Russell's family released a statement on August 11, stating they were "stunned and heartbroken" and "devastated by the events". Im in the air right now. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220368970/richard-russell. "As the voice recording show, Beebo's intent was not to harm anyone . We also had a Pringles can, a 4ft pipe we used to pump up aircraft brakes and a golf ball. ATC said, "they would give you a job doing anything if you could pull this off", to which he replied, "Yeah right! based on information from your browser. . His family members said in a statement they were stunned and heartbroken. I dont want to hurt no one. None of his social media posts indicate he was studying to become a pilot, but he took many trips with his wife to far-flung locales including France, Mexico and Ireland. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Rest In Peace Sky King. NORAD scrambled two F-15 to try to shepherd Russell away from populated areas of Seattle, but at 8:46 PM, Russell crashed the plane into an uninhabited part of Ketron Island in Puget Sound. By 2010, he was in Coos Bay, Oregon where he met his wife while the two attended a Campus Crusade for Christ at Southwestern Oregon Community College. As the years go by and they are expecting more and more and more out of you, Reeves said. Seattle is called the Emerald City in part due to all the green foliage. Beebo kept everything in his cargo shorts; sometimes it was a bottle of craft-beer (he had the deep-pocket style), sometimes it was an open bag of Swedish fish or shells from Cabo for his wifes collection, and other times it was a wild coconut fusion pastry he picked up from a new bakery, which he would then gently wrap in a napkin to share later. After Russell performed an unauthorized takeoff, two McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighters were scrambled to intercept the aircraft. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. Buried in Springer, New Mexico, USA. Former Wasilla resident Richard "Beebo" Russell died on August 11, after the Horizon Air Q400 he stole from Sea-Tac International Airport. Please enter your email and password to sign in. Alaska Airlines flight 261 took off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on the morning of August 10, 2018. 2023 Bonneville International. [4][13] A KC-135R Stratotanker refueling tanker was also scrambled from Fairchild Air Force Base to support the F-15 flight. He took the plane on a cruise around the Puget Sound region, while talking on the. Would love your thoughts, please comment. The pair owned and ran a bakery successfully for three years, he writes, until selling it in 2015. Richard Russell Steals a Horizon Air Q400 (Exclusive New Footage), On August 10, 2018, a Horizon ground operations employee by the name of Richard Bryan Russell Jr., stole a $32,000,000 Horizon Q400 airplane, N449QX, from the Cargo 1 / Line 1 area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Maybe that will grease the gears a little bit with the higher-ups, he said at another point. [7], SeattleTacoma air traffic control (ATC) maintained radio contact with the occupant. Richard Russell had a website that appeared to have been for a college communications class. The greatest threat we have to aviation is the insider threat, Erroll Southers, a former FBI agent and transportation security expert, told The Associated Press. stole a turboprop airplane from Sea-Tac Airport Friday night, Employee steals, crashes plane from Sea-Tac, Horizon Q400 theft and crash in Puget Sound, Greatest threat we have to aviation is the insider threat, Tow boat crew rushes to help on Ketron Island, video blog he posted on YouTube in December, One last chance for Tacoma woman with TB to avoid jail, Stolen UW statue honoring fallen WWI students recovered in Auburn, Accused Seattle mass shooter released from jail while awaiting trial, Man caught with nearly $3K in stolen fragrance, allegedly planned to trade for fentanyl pills, City of Seattle has less tree cover than 5 years ago, Sound Transit starts $1 fare with ORCA LIFT program. Commercial aircraft are complex machines, he said. . So I dont know how he achieved the experience that he did.. Search above to list available cemeteries. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Russell said he planned to go nose down and call it a night., In a video posted on YouTube last December. Audio from the SeaTac tower reported that aircraft were lined up on the tarmac at one point. Below are some of the clips. The federal agencies will lead the investigation. The individual did use a pushback tractor to rotate the aircraft 180 degrees so he could then taxi the aircraft, Pohl said at the news conference Saturday. Those details and others emerged Saturday about the Horizon Air. Russell, who went by the nickname Beebo, grew up in Wasilla, Alaska, but lived in Washington and worked for Horizon Airlines, a sister carrier of Alaska Airlines. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? He was very, very friendly automatically willing to bring everyone in, Hannah Holmes, who also participates in Young Life, told The Seattle Times. Russell flew the plane around Seattle for an hour while National, New Video Shows Man Stealing Horizon Air Plane In 2018 Incident, Newly-obtained surveillance video from 2018 shows how Richard Russell, then a Horizon Ground service agent with no pilot experience, successfully stole the plane before crashing to his death. Beck said the aerial maneuvers were "incredible" and that he "did not know how [Russell] achieved the experience that he did. On August 10, 2018, a Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 was stolen from SeattleTacoma International Airport (SeaTac) in Seattle, Washington. A friend of Richard Russell -- the 29-year-old man who stole an empty Horizon Air Bombadier Q400 from Sea-Tac Airport Friday evening, flew it around the South Puget Sound, and crashed it on. [1][7][8][9] In response, two McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagles of the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing under the command of NORAD[10] were scrambled at around 20:15 local time[11] from Portland Air National Guard Base to intercept it. Normal operations at Sea-Tac Airport have resumed, the airport wrote. I was born in Key West, Florida, and moved to Wasilla, Alaska when I was 7. At one point, Rich asked for help in getting the cabin depressurized, complaining he was getting lightheaded. Year should not be greater than current year. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? I found on Findagrave.com. Relatives of Richard 'Beebo' Russell speak as authorities work out how 'suicidal' airline employee took empty plane. Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs. Its burned quite a bit faster than I expected., He also said, Im gonna land it, in a safe kind of manner. Lake Washington Windows and Doors is a local window dealer offering the exclusive Leak Armor installation. Year should not be greater than current year. Thats how friends and loved ones are describing Richard Beebo Russell, the Horizon Air worker who stole a turboprop airplane from Sea-Tac Airport Friday night, and flew over Puget Sound doing barrel rolls before crashing it on Ketron Island. Russell, who was a ground service employee for Horizon Air and did not have a pilots license, took the twin-engine turboprop plane from a maintenance area where it was parked at the airport. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. He said the man could have caused mass destruction. About 1 hour and 15 minutes after takeoff, Russell died by intentionally crashing the aircraft on lightly populated Ketron Island in Puget Sound. Make sure that the file is a photo. We ask for your assistance in this time of need by contributing to a Trust Fund being established for Hannah's immediate and long-term needs. Richard Russell, 29, hijacked a 76-seater plane from Seattle-Tacoma on Friday He flew around as an air traffic controller calmly tried to reason with him A recording of their conversation. [25][26] No injuries were reported to residents of the sparsely populated island despite the crash site being in close proximity to at least one cabin, which was occupied at the time of the incident. Sorry! Audio captured emotional conversations between the man, named as Rich, and air traffic controllers trying to help him land safely. This account has been disabled. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. He also admitted he had a few screws loose and called himself just a broken guy who would likely be disappointing the many people who loved him. We have set your language to Drag images here or select from your computer for Richard Beebo Russell Jr. memorial. Reeves says he last spoke to Beebo a couple of months ago. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Play Brightcove video Oops, something didn't work. This account has been disabled. [14] The transmissions were quickly recorded and posted on social media websites. Colton Harris Moore only got 6 years for stealing a plane and crashing it. The 28-year-old grew up in Alaska, where he was a standout football player, wrestler and member of the track team at Wasilla High School. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. "[21] When an air traffic controller requested he land the plane after this maneuver, he said "I don't know. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. "[20], Rolling Stone magazine investigated the incident and reported in 2021 that some of Russell's friends and family believe he may have suffered brain injuries during his football years in high school and college. ). Search above to list available cemeteries. Im really at a loss for words about what to say now that I kind of know what happened, Im at a loss for words, and I it just doesnt even make sense, he said, noting that Beebo was a great kid who always stayed out of trouble. I wish that I had. Our first date, he kind of cornered me into it, Hannah Russell said to the site. Buried in Wooster, Ohio, USA. As of 2019[update], this clean up effort was still ongoing, with pieces of aircraft wreckage still being located on the island after the first anniversary of the incident. A great kid, a wonderful friend, a hard worker, and a class clown. Bier on the Pier takes place on October 7th and 8th and features local ciders, food trucks and live music - not to mention the beautiful views of the Guemes Channel and backdrop of downtown Anacortes. re: Richard "Beebo" Russell: Sky King (throwback stolen airliner story from 2018) Posted on 7/10/22 at 7:15 pm to When in Rome. Just wanted to post a note to say that people are still thinking of Beebo. 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